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D.C. Super. Ct. Civ. R. 38-II. — Failure to Appear for Trial as Consent to Trial Without Jury

District of Columbia · Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure

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Rule text

Failure of a party to appear for trial, in person or through counsel, will be deemed by the court to constitute consent by that party to a trial without a jury.

Notes

COMMENT TO 2017 AMENDMENTS Stylistic changes were made to this rule to conform with the 2007 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.